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Brazilian star Neymar targeted by homophobia complaint

Champions League - Group A - Paris St Germain v Galatasaray - Parc des Princes, Paris, France - December 11, 2019 Paris St Germain's Neymar reacts [REUTERS/Benoit Tessier]

A Brazilian LGBT activist filed a complaint against Neymar at the São Paulo public prosecutor's office for homophobia, after the Paris SG attacker called his own mother's companion a "little fag."

The prosecution confirmed to AFP that it had received the complaint, which must now be studied by a prosecutor, responsible for deciding whether or not to prosecute the Brazilian star.

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